Colotis auxo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on Cadaba species (C. termitario, C. natalensis) and Salvadora species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–August and October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur Orange Tip in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulphur Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Sulphur Orange Tip sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%), Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Sulphur Orange Tip that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Colotis, Tips) are Desert Orange Tip (about 20%), Bushveld Purple Tip (about 20%) and Veined Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sulphur Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kruger National Park (36 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
